A new Beatles release is coming! Only this time it’s coming to a gaming console, rather than a record player. In late October, it was…
Since its formation, MySpace has continued to be profoundly influential in the music industry. Millions of people flock to the networking website daily to listen…
Entertainment retailer Best Buy has announced a plan to buy online music service Napster for $121 million dollars. Napster, which is now a subscription service…
Giving Traction to Your Business Idea As a Music Business/Management major at Berklee, I have learned how to create a strong professional business plan, how…
More than four years have passed since Edgar Bronfman Jr. led an investor group to acquire Warner Music from Time Warner Co. Bronfman’s goal for…
A career in the music industry is risky. The random factor always plays a role. Choosing the right location, however, increases the hopes of breaking…
If you were to open Google and simply type “Apple subscription model” you would find 195,000 results, almost all of them questioning the future of…
In 2007, Hear Music, previously known as a catalogue company based out of Boston, became a record label under its parent company, Starbucks. With Concord…
A court case between Clear Channel Communications and Grantely Patent Holdings finally came to a close on April 22 when Grantely was awarded $66 million…
In the March 2008 issue of the MBJ, Ashley Griffith wrote “Loggers and Luthiers –the Drama of Not Going Green.” In it, she cited…
Every unknown artist is on a search to find a way to promote his or herself and build a fan base. On the other hand,…
If Berklee College of Music is like a microcosm of the music world, there has certainly been a huge influx of young folk musicians when…
A powerhouse was declared on March 30 connecting Live Nation and rapper Jay-Z in a 150 million dollar contract. After announcing the departure from his…
In a move hailed by the record industry in the UK, the British government is putting pressure on Internet Service Providers to clamp down on…